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Pete Buttigieg says Democratic Party’s attachment to two words handed Trump the White House in 2024

Joe Biden’s transportation secretary says it’s ‘wrong to imagine that we should have just kept everything going along the way it was’ or to dismantle everything Republican president is now doing

The Independent UK

French left urges Macron not to be complicit in US plan to bin contraceptives

Left-wing politicians in France have called on President Emmanuel Macron to intervene over US plans to destroy nearly $10 million worth of female contraceptives in Europe, calling it an "affront" to public health.

Radio France Internationale

Belgium is trying to stop the Trump administration from burning $9.7M in medical supplies—but a ‘regrettable outcome’ looms

The Trump administration was primarily driven by its ideological opposition to family planning.

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Did USAID Really Save 90 Million Lives? Not Unless It Raised the Dead

A Lancet study’s inflated numbers are being used to push a partisan narrative, not inform public policy.

Reason

Dire warning aid cuts are stopping vulnerable nations from preparing for climate disaster

IN FOCUS: The climate negotiator for Malawi tells Nick Ferris that the slashing of funding, plus the failure to agree a financial target to help poorer countries adapt to climate change, is already having a stark impact

The Independent UK

Trump Admin Set to Burn $10 Million of Birth Control Instead of Distributing It: Report

Nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives already paid for by the US are en route from Belgium to France for incineration.

Latin Times

Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple

Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at risk across the country

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Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas

As part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000

The Guardian - US

‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya

My phone wouldn’t stop ringing – nurses, social workers, young mothers – all begging for help. ‘I’ve lost my job,’ ‘I have no food,’ ‘What do we do now?’ I felt helpless.

The Conversation

Slashed US Aid Showing Impact, As Congress Codifies Cuts

The United States' destruction of a warehouse worth of emergency food that had spoiled has drawn outrage, but lawmakers and aid workers say it is only one effect of President Donald Trump's abrupt slashing of foreign assistance.

International Business Times

US Senate approves cutting billions in foreign aid as Trump demands

The package, passed in a 51-48 vote, takes back $8bn in already approved foreign aid spending.

Al Jazeera

Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief

The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations chair Susan Collins, an outspoken critic of Trump’s proposed cuts.

Fortune

The Trump Administration Is Spending $130,000 To Burn $800,000 Worth of Food Meant for Hungry Children

If the president truly cares about cutting waste, he should not be paying to set taxpayer dollars on fire.

Reason

'This Isn't Just Inefficient – It's Cruel,' Says Ex-Labor Secretary As Trump Admin Prepares To Burn 500 Tons Of USAID Emergency Food

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is slamming the Trump administration over its plan to destroy 500 metric tons of U.S.-purchased emergency food. The high-energy biscuits, originally meant for children in crisis zones, are set to be incinerated after delays left them sitting in a Dubai warehouse until their expiration.

Benzinga

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Trump orders 500 tons of emergency food burned instead of sending it to hungry kids abroad

This certainly won't help Trump with his Nobel Peace Prize dreams.

Latin Times

Trump Admin to Destroy Enough Emergency Food to Feed Every Child in Gaza for a Week Due to DOGE Dismantling USAID

The Trump administration is set to destroy enough emergency food to feed every child in Gaza for a week due to the DOGE's dismantling of USAID.

Latin Times

Trump Admin Reportedly Set To Burn 500 Tons Of Emergency Food Instead Of Distributing It

The Trump administration has reportedly given the order to incinerate some 500 tons of food instead of distributing it

Benzinga

Bill Gates' Warning, Trump's Surplus, And Bongino's Potential Exit: This Week In Politics

The week brought a mix of stories that stirred the pot in various sectors. From Bill Gates’ warning about the devastating effects of USAID funding cuts on HIV programs in Africa, to the first June budget surplus since 2017 under Donald Trump’s administration, the news cycle was anything but dull.…

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Lesotho declares 'state of disaster' as it struggles with US policy changes

Lesotho's reliance on the United States has left the country on the brink of disaster following the Trump administration's decision to cut off aid. Its manufacturing sector too is under threat, thanks to uncertainty around the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Benzinga

Bill Gates Warns Of 'Devestating Effects' Of USAID Funding Cuts: 'It's Not Too Late To Reverse Them'

Bill Gates has raised concerns over the severe consequences of the U.S. aid cuts on HIV programs in Africa, calling for a reversal of the decision.

The Independent UK

Concentration, removal and occupation: Inside Netanyahu’s plan for the future of Gaza

IN FOCUS: Rights groups say the Israeli plans for a so-called ‘humanitarian city’ and emigration amount to ethnic cleansing and forcible displacement, report Bel Trew, Richard Hall and Alicja Hagopian who look into the details of the proposals

Al Jazeera

‘Such good English’: Liberians confused, angry at Trump comments to Boakai

US president appeared surprised by his counterpart’s ‘beautiful English’, despite it being Liberia’s national language.

The Guardian - UK

Lobbyists linked to Donald Trump paid millions by world’s poorest countries

Somalia, DR Congo and Yemen among states forced to sign deals and barter their minerals for aid or military support

Al Jazeera

Ex-DOGE official rushed grant to GHF despite staff warnings: Report

The official waived safeguards to fast-track a $30m award to the highly criticised Gaza aid group.

The Independent UK

As US abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies

Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia

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